Student, Front End Developer, Fall 2026

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About the role

  • Student Front End Developer at Sun Life working within agile teams on client-facing web applications and learning from experienced developers. Involves collaborating, testing, and gaining hands-on experience with modern technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Work on new features or improvements to existing web pages (mostly React Single Page Applications)
  • Build unit tests to validate your work
  • Collaborate with scrum masters, back end developers, business system analysts, user experience and testing specialists to deliver high quality solutions
  • Be involved in scrum ceremonies to plan, estimate, design, develop and test features
  • Gain hands-on experience with React.js, JavaScript/ES6, HTML, CSS/SCSS, Webpack, XML/JSON and Bootstrap
  • Learn and apply Web accessibility guidelines and work with web accessibility tools and assistive technologies

Requirements

  • Enrolled in a university Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent degree program with a graduation date of December 2027 or later
  • Good analytical skills; able to assess alternatives, risks and benefits; attention to detail
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Able to work collaboratively in a team environment and demonstrate a willingness to learn
  • Self motivated with a client-focus and desire to share creative ideas
  • Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Typescript is a bonus)
  • Nice to have: Experience with Design Systems (Storybook.js etc)
  • Nice to have: Experience with Agile/Scrum framework and Version Control (Git, Bitbucket)
  • Nice to have: Exposure to or interest in AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, or a willingness to learn and experiment with emerging technologies

Benefits

  • Professional development workshops
  • Student awards
  • Socials
  • Unique student culture

Job type

Internship

Experience level

Entry level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

BootstrapJavaScriptReactSCSSTypeScriptWebpack

Location requirements

HybridWaterlooCanada

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